Women of God / Amy Kalmanofsky in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 36/1 (september 2011)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/1 (september 2011) . - pp. 55-74. Titre : Women of God : Maternal Grief and Religious Response in 1 Kings 17 and 2 Kings 4 Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Amy Kalmanofsky, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp. 55-74. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : 1 Kings 17 and 2 Kings 4 are narratives about bereaved mothers who turn to men of God to heal their dead sons. These narratives support anthropologist Susan Starr Sered’s supposition that bereaved mothers turn to non-normative religion in response to the deaths of their children and often become innovative religious leaders. Though the patriarchal context of the Bible does not allow the women in these narratives to serve as healers, this article demonstrates that their prominence in the narratives and their interactions with the men of God supports Sered’s premise and proves that bereaved mothers in the Bible are, if not religious innovators, powerful religious seekers and activists. [article] Women of God : Maternal Grief and Religious Response in 1 Kings 17 and 2 Kings 4 [texte imprimé] / Amy Kalmanofsky, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 55-74. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the Old Testament > 36/1 (september 2011) . - pp. 55-74. Résumé : 1 Kings 17 and 2 Kings 4 are narratives about bereaved mothers who turn to men of God to heal their dead sons. These narratives support anthropologist Susan Starr Sered’s supposition that bereaved mothers turn to non-normative religion in response to the deaths of their children and often become innovative religious leaders. Though the patriarchal context of the Bible does not allow the women in these narratives to serve as healers, this article demonstrates that their prominence in the narratives and their interactions with the men of God supports Sered’s premise and proves that bereaved mothers in the Bible are, if not religious innovators, powerful religious seekers and activists.

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